WORKING AT HEIGHTS Flashcards
means work in any place where, if there were no
precautions in place, a person could fall a distance liable to cause personal injury.
Work at height
All employees shall be protected from
fall of ___ or more by the use of an
approved fall protection system
6FEET
Severity of Accidents in Working at Heights. Possible Physical Outcome
Fracture
Fatality
Temporary disability
permanent disability
TYPES OF ACCIDENTS
Fall to below
Fall on same level
Falls from elevation
Ladder
Leading edges
Elevated workplace
Floor openings
Fall on the same level
Slipping and tripping hazards
Being struck by falling objects
✓Objects that are
- improperly stored
- disposed of
- mishandled at elevation
horizontal support
fall restraint
vertical support
fall arrest
WHAT ARE THE ABC OF FALL PROTECTION
A-ANCHORAGE
B-BODY HARNESS
C-CONNECTION
Limits free fall to six feet which reduces
force by decreasing fall distance
FALL ARREST
FALL ARREST CONSIST OF?
FULL BODY HARNESS
ANCHORAGE POINT
WEBBING TIE OFF
LANYARD
The attachment point of a body harness is in the
___ of the wearer’s back near shoulder level
CENTER
SNAPHOOKS SHALL BE __
double locking type
A device made of rope, wire or nylon
strap used to tether the individual to
an anchorage point and stop the individual
in the event of a fall
Lanyard
body harness consist of?
Snaphook
lanyard
shock absorber
dorsal D ring
shoulder strap
leg strap
chest strap
Total fall distance
lanyard-6ft
deceleration distance-3.5ft
height of person-6ft
Lanyards and vertical lifelines shall have a minimum breaking strength
5000lbs (22.2Kn)
Workmen working in unguarded surface above
open pits or tanks, steep slopes, moving
machinery and similar locations, or working
from unguarded surfaces six (6) meters (20ft.)
or more above water or ground, temporary or
permanent floor platform, scaffold construction
or where otherwise exposed to the possibility
of falls hazardous to life or limb, shall be
secured by
safety belt and lifelines
Minimum height of guard rails
1 meter
Rails must be able to
withstand a force of
200lbs
Riser or higher than 30inch should be equipped with at least
1 hand rail
A working space for persons, elevated
above the surrounding floor or ground
Working Platforms -
parts of rail
toprail
midrail
toeboard
Scaffold Tagging System safe for use
green
Scaffold Taggig System-unsafe for use
red
Scaffold Tagging System-needs safety harness
yellow
PTW
permit to work
Capacity requirement for scaffolding
4 times its weight
is a type of
platform that can usually
only move vertically. The
mechanism to achieve this is
the use of linked, folding
supports in a criss-cross “X”
pattern, known as a
pantograph
Scissor lift
ladder safety
3 point contact
centerline of your body between the ladders vertical support rails
check bottom of shoes and ladder for rungs for grease and dirt
Parts of Step ladder
Top step
Rear side rails
Spreaders
Steps
Safety shoes
Extension ladder parts
Fly section
Base Section
Side Rail
Rung
Rung locks
Safety shoes
When using a
portable ladder for
access to an upper
landing surface, the
side rails must extend
at least ___above
the upper landing
surface
3 feet
Do not use the ___of a
stepladder as a step
Topstep
Follow the ___ when using extension ladders
4:1 rule
